@article{3512,
  keywords = {Biomechanical Phenomena, flamenco, Foot, Footwork, Humans, Intangible cultural heritage, Knee Joint, Lower Extremity, Range of Motion, Articular, Technique, Zapateado, anterior pelvic tilt, article, biomechanics, body weight, cultural heritage, dancing, foot, ground reaction force, hip, human, Inheritance, joint characteristics and functions, Kinematics, knee, lower limb, physician, range of motion, Sound, teacher, waveform, weight},
  author = {Wanda Forczek-Karkosz and Robert Michnik and Katarzyna Nowakowska-Lipiec and Alfonso Vargas-Macias and Irene Baena-Chicon and Sebastian Gomez-Lozano and Joanna Gorwa},
  title = {Biomechanical Description of Zapateado Technique in Flamenco},
  abstract = {The main purpose of this study was to identify a dancer’s body alignment while performing flamenco footwork to provide a detailed description that could be used by flamenco practitioners: teachers, instructors and students of different levels of advancement. The zapateado technique performed by a professional flamenco dancer was analyzed. The biomechanical analysis was based on 30 cycles composed of six repeating sequences of strikes. Kinematic recordings were performed using a Vicon system, while the measurement of the ground reaction forces (GRF) was accomplished with a Kistler force plate. The following parameters were analyzed: the time of each foot strike, the maximal value of the vertical component of GRF normalized to body weight (BW) for subsequent footwork steps, the impulse of the GRF and the kinematics of pelvis and lower limb joints, and an exemplary waveform view of the sound of footwork strikes was shown. The average values of the vertical component of GRF ranged between 0.6 and 2.7 BW. The maximal anterior pelvic tilt was 29°, with a 6° range of motion (RoM). This mobility was accompanied by 20° hip RoM and by \textasciitilde40° knee RoM throughout flexion. The conclusions provide practical information that a teacher and flamenco student should receive.},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
  volume = {18},
  number = {6},
  pages = {1-14},
  month = {mar},
  issn = {16617827 (ISSN)},
  url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102344230&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18062905&partnerID=40&md5=249d32d816da23177fe4a5adc2eead6b},
  doi = {10.3390/ijerph18062905},
  note = {Publisher: MDPI AG},
  language = {English},
}